Hobbyhorse and the like



May 1 1928.

F. J. CATTERLIN ET AL HOBBYHORSE AND THE LIK? v Original Filed June 30, 1925 PetentedMay l, 1928.

YUNITED s'r A more a. carrmm, or c ncaoo, nmnwors, Aroma 3. ammonia, or rasanmu,

'camomna, assmnoas, BY manor AND KISNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF FIFTY-TWO onn-mnmmas TO 'HABBY SCHECHTEL, TWENTY-NINE ONE-HUNDBEDTES '10 mum IIEBIBOW, OI CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND NINETEEN ONE-m- DBED'I-HS 'IO GEORGE B. GBOSSKAN, OI WORD, INDIANA.

'HOBBYHOBBE Application fled 8 0, 193 will Our invention relates to a device in the class of hobby horses or the like, especially designed for children and on which a child can sit and move'up and down with a spring- I in movement.

e principal object of ourinvention is to of a horses head, with handles for the child to rip as he sits u on the seat.

' other object 0 this invention is to provide a hobby horse or the like which oomprises a base and a steel spring attached at one end to the base in such a manner that the bending torque or shear of the spring is go distributed over the length of the spring steel member and is not concentrated at a point.

vide a hobby orse or the like of simple and u inexpensive construction in which abase-is provided and to which base a steel spring member is secured at one end in such a manner that the same extends upwardl therefrom, when not loaded, at an angle rom the m horizontal and which spring member is rovided at its rear end-with a seat whic is directly over the base and near the rear end thereof, the length of the base andthe ring being so proportioned as to eliminate a t e danger of the hobby horse upsetting,

even though the base is not secured to the floor or the like.

Another object of this invention is to provide a hobby horse or the like of simple so and inexpensive construction that comprises a base and a steel spring member so attached to the base at one end thereof that the porprovide an improved and practical dethe outer en of said spring we place a seat, such, for example as a representation.

Another obtict of this invention is to pro;

Am) rm: LIKE.

Io. 40,58). Renewed January 80,1088.

tion of the s ring member adjacent the end secured to t e basemember will be sub-Z jected to a bowing actionextending over a portionof the length of the said spring and so thatthe said spring will not be sub ected to at bending shearing torque at a single poin In order to explain our invention, we have illustrated one practical embodiment thereof on the accompanying sheet' of drawings, which we will now describe.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hobby horse embodying our invention. 7

Referring in detail to the drawings, the

base member 1, is provided with the'supports, 2 and 3, and with the rounded bearing edge portion, 4. A flat 8 ring member 5, is bent at its lower en around sai rounded portion, 4, and secured in place by means of a bolt, 6, said spring member exand being provi ed with a seat, 7, in front of which, or as a part of which is the repre sentation of a horses head, 8, having the tending upwardl over the base member l,

hand grips, 9, 9, for the child to grip while sitting upon the seat, 7. A second sprin is shown, designated -l0, which can be use for additional strength, as for a heavier child; and this is secured in place to the first spring by means of ,a combination foot rest and clamp, 11, positioned for the feet of the child on the seat. At its other end said spring 10' is'held under a clevis 12, bolted at 13 to the base 1. This clevis also serves to hold the main spring 5 in place on the base as shown. V a f The base 1 isa proximately of the same length as the springj5. The seat 7 :is se-- cured to theupper end of the spring 5 at a point approximately over the support 2, so that on use of the to ,the' same will not buck up and upset. T is relation of lengths spring to the base greatly reduces the cost 0 construction and eliminates the necessity of providing a spring supporting standard. The spring 5 is also secured to the base in such a manner that the bending shearing torque incident to the riding of the toy is distributed throughout a portion of the length of the spring 5 and so that the bending torque is not concentrated at a point along the length of the said spring 5. p The spring 5 bows throughout this portion of the length and provides spring means for the toy which are of long lasting qualities and are extremely easily and inexpensively constructed, requiring a minimum of parts and from a more serious standpoint provides a spring member which is not liable to crystallize and break when operated. This rovision of a spring member which is not able to crystallize and break during operation is a very important feature of this invention, in that it provides a safe toy which can be ridden by a child without danger of the spring breaking and permitting the child to fall. The toy is particularly adaptable for small children and if the spring is so attached that the same might break, the fall mi ht prove serious.

While we have shown but one embodiment of our invention for descriptive urposes, we are aware that changes in detai s can be made therein without departing from the spirit thereof, and we do not, therefore limit the invention to the showing made, except as we may be limited by the hereto appended claims;

can sit upon said seat and spring up anddown on the free end of said spring.

2. A device of the character referred to comprising a base member having one end rounded and provided with supports to hold it in edgewise position, a flat spring-member having one end attached to the end of said base adjacent said rounded portion and adapted to conform to said rounded portion of said base as said spring is sprung down at its free upper end, and a seat supported on said free upper end.

3. A device of the character referred to including in combination, a base, a flat spring member having its attached end bent around the end of said base and its free end projecting upwardly and rearwardly, a seat on the free end of said spring, a foot rest on said spring below said seat, and a reinforcing spring bet-ween the attached end of said spring and said foot rest, substantially as described.

4a In a device of the character referred to, the combination of a base member having a rounded upper edge, means for preventing it from tilting sidewise, a substantially straight spring steel member secured at one end to one end of said base in an inclined position and tangentially to said rounded upper edge, whereby the free end of said spring steel member extends upwardly and rearwardly' over the rear end of said base, a seat on the upper-free end of said spring steel member, said sprin steel member beingfpositioned to be fiexe down upon and to con orm to said rounded upper edge, whereby to, distribute the bending torque of said sprin memberalong its length to prevent crysta lization thereof, and a foot rest on said sprin member in front of said seat.

5. In a evice of the character referred to, the combination of a base member having a rounded u er edge, means for preventing it from ti tin member attac ed at one end to one end of said base, above said edge and inclined up wardly and rearwardly over the rearward sidewise, a flat spring steel part of said base, a seat on the upper free end of said spring member, a foot rest on said spring member in front of said seat, and a second fiat s ring member attached at one end with sai said base and extending flatwise along said first spring member for a part of its length, said flat spring members being adapted to be flexed downwardly together around said rounded upper edge of said base, subtantially as and for the specified purposev Signed at Los Angeles, Los An eles County, California, this 24th day of une,

i i i FRANCIS J. GATTERLIN. EARL B. SPENCER.

first spring member to 

